I told you about the Revive Weekend I was able to participate in this weekend. The main text of the weekend was the story of Joseph. In the last year the story of Joseph has been brought in my Bible studies six times in the last year. One of the first things that got my attention was Friday night. The Lord gave two dreams to Joseph and he boldly told those dreams to his family (Genesis 37:1-10). Now truth be told, his family did not receive the telling of his dreams with joy (Genesis 37:12-36). In fact his brothers sold him into slavery and told their father that he had been killed. While they were deciding what to do with him, they threw him in a cistern (a pit).

I don’t know about you, but I can definitely testify to the many times the Lord lifted me out of “slimy pits” and set my feet on a firm place to stand. While Joseph was a slave, “The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered”. We may not be in the place we thought we would be, but as long as we keep our eyes on the Lord, we can know that no matter our circumstances, He is with us.